Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese …
3 days ago · Rwanda denies the charge and accuses the DRC of harbouring members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, an anti-Kagame rebel group that was involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide ...
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
1 day ago · Rwanda says South Africa is in “no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator” in DR Congo. ... "The DRC is a very big trading partner with [us] because eastern DRC is so rich in ...
Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma
1 day ago · Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have tightened their grip on Goma, the biggest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signalling a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious ...
The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo
2 days ago · Protesters in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, have been burning portraits of Rwanda's president and tearing up Rwandan flags as M23 rebels have taken control of most the ...
Rwanda Must Withdraw Forces From DRC - Voice of America
1 day ago · Rwanda and the DRC must return to the negotiating table and work toward a sustainable, peaceful solution,” said Ambassador Shea. “The United States will consider all the tools at its disposal in order to hold accountable those responsible for sustaining armed conflict, instability and insecurity in the DRC.”
DRC cuts diplomatic ties with Rwanda over violence, UN calls …
5 days ago · The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is severing diplomatic ties with Rwanda and the United Nations Security Council has called an emergency meeting as the fighting between the Congolese ...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
2 days ago · Mr. Kagame has denied that Rwanda is arming M23, or that his troops are in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He says M23 is simply defending the rights of Congo’s minority Tutsis — Mr. Kagame ...
Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
2 days ago · The conflict has its roots in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, which spilled over into Congo, leading to decades of fighting. Like the leaders of Rwanda, M23 is mostly made up of people from the Tutsi ...
Rwanda-DR Congo tension: Shooting of plane an ‘act of war’ - BBC
Jan 25, 2023 · DR Congo has declared Rwanda's shooting of one of its fighter jets an "act of war", amid mounting tensions. Rwanda's government said it took "defensive measures" against a plane that had...
What is the fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo about - and …
3 days ago · The DRC has now severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda. A "declaration of war" by the DRC against Rwanda would risk turning "into a regional conflict in East Africa", according to Darren Davids, an ...